, 1887-02-24
Democratic Bombast.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The annual
dinner Of the Young Mems Demo-
cratic club of Brooklyn was given to-
night in that city, partly in honor of
Senator Hill. Senator Colquitt, of
Georgia, and Gen. John G. Black, Of
Illinois, we're among the guests. Let
ters of regret were read from Presi-
dent Cleveland, Secretary Bayard, ex-
Secretary Manning Senator Thurman,
Attorney-gcneral Garland, Postmaster
general Villas and Secretary Whitney.
In the course OF the opening renatks,
President lR. Lee, of the club, said |:
"The democratic party las been
strengthened by the continued sue.
cesses Of President Cleveland's 8
administration. The enforcement of
the civil service meets our
heartiest approval. We approve the
policy Of the administration in stead
fastly opposing rupture with our
Canadian neighbors. The recent
courageous veto by the president OF
the dependent pension bill receives our
heartiest commentator"
Gov. Hill was received with loud,
long continued acclamations when he
arose to respond to the toast "National
Democracy" The speaker paid q
glowing tribute TO Thomas Jefferson,
whom he characterized as the founder
of the democratic party, whose historic
principles the speaker described. He
said those principles guided the party
in its earliest days and later was added
the now fully accepted "Munroe doc
trine" and later still, under Jackson's
administration, the admirable system
of an independent treasury was adopt
ed and ever since maintained. Sub
sequently the party demands included
the support of honest currency, oppo-
sition &c all sumptuary laws, recuc-
tion of war taxes in times of peace,
economy in public expenditures, lib
eral pensions for deserving soldiers.
The speaker declared that the democ-
racy had been wrongfully chiseled out
of United States senators in New York,
Connections and Rhode Island by re-
publican election machinery. The
control Of the next United States
senate will be maintained by two votes.
Nevada, which, he said, is decreasing
in population, had only SO, 900 inhabi-
tunts. less than either of nineteen New
York counties. He declared reform
necessary. He proceeded: The his
tory OF the democratic party was that
of the country itself Its every page
is emblazoned with the achievements
of democratic soldiers; every import
ant acquisition Of territory to
the United States has been made by u
democratic administration, comprising
over 100000 square miles; every
against foreign power has
b ,eu instituted by democratic states
men. The speaker continued: Gov.
Foraker, Of Ohio, spoke at the late re-
publican dinner here. He is a gentle
man who came into this state in 1888,
md in my election, by injecting into
the canvass the bloody shirt issue, | |
eel under great obligations to him for
lis valuable services unremittingly
'endered in my behalf.
axe this, my first opportunity, to ten
Ter him my heartfelt thanks. / trust
le may live long, visit us again in fu-
ure campaigns. The Republican party
,as brought into life upon
ectional issues. Ever since it has
ontinued to be sectional party hav-
~ no foothold in third of the states
the union. 1t appeals to prejudice,
hich forbids il ever becoming pa-
onal party, or securing the confidence
the people. 1t invades personal
,wer of citizens. IL violated the
ght OF habeas corpus. 1t carried
ections by force and aid of visiting
atesmen. 1t gives away public
nds to railroad corporations instead {
reserving them for actual settlers.
,u cannot point 10 single !
stance wherein the democratic party !
q been guilty of either of these wrongs I